Cinematic Era: 1937 Vintage

A short documentary about the Victoria Regia.

An Irish singer heads to America to seek fame and fortune. Once successful he returns home to search for his family.

Jacques unsuccessfully drills for an oil company. On the last day of his mission, he finally finds oil. But he has an enemy who blows up the well.

Shep Fields and his Orchestra perform "You Came To My Rescue."

1937 Indy short distributed by Columbia; reissued by Sixteen M.M. Pictures. Early appearances by Barry Sullivan, Robert Shayne and Martha Tilton.

A journey through the mountains of southwestern France, and a pilgrimage to the holiest shrine of the Roman Catholic faith.

Brief interludes in touring through southern French provinces which are so rich in ancient history and medieval art.

Scrappy is a young band leader; other little boys make up his band. They perform inside a gazebo, in front of an appreciative grown-up audience, as the wildlife get in on the act.

A montage of some home movies taken by Archie Stewart (1902-1998), an early enthusiast in taken 16 mm sound films of his family. We see his daughters, Mary and Anne, playing in the aftermath of a January, 1936, snowstorm. Next, indoors, the girls bring in a birthday cake and sing to Archie. He has Anne read to him from a children's book, and a year later, has her read aloud to show her progress. Anne and Mary dress up Pat the family dog in a dress and scarf and hold a tea party, chattering away. Archie's high-pitched voice provides narration on and off camera.

Pedro Cortez, known as Tafichán, a resident of the Perene jungles, is on the run from justice, accused of a crime he committed in self-defense to protect a child. Tafichán is married to Rosa, a woman of Chinese descent, with whom he has a young son. Juan Tremolada, Tafichán's godfather, warns him that a group of the governor's men are searching for him. In a bar, Tafichán encounters Maldonado, the governor's son. They argue and engage in a musical duel, reciting aggressive and offensive verses. They fight, and Maldonado falls wounded to the ground. The governor learns of Tafichán's hiding place and captures him. Tafichán is brought before the governor, who challenges him to a musical contest of bitter and biting rhymes. Maldonado shoots at Tafichán, who is hit in the arm, but returns fire and escapes in the ensuing chaos.

The U.S. looks for lessons in the Spanish Civil War as it prepares for future conflicts

A film about the Estonian forest industry, commissioned by the Estonian Forestry Association.

The funeral of Miss Jean Armour Burns Brown, great grand-daughter of Robert Burns, at Greyfriars Kirk and St. Mary's in Dumfries.

Tourist bus trip from Helsinki via Tallinn, Riga, Berlin, Prague and Vienna to Budapest and back to Helsinki via Poland. Travel photos from along the route and from Budapest.

Speeches, folk dance, choral singing, Kalevala magic, limb repair, weeping women, accordion player, recitation.

Agricultural work and summer landscapes in the village of Heponiemi in Kangasala, near the well-known Vehoniemi ridge area.

A lively documentary about the Aleksis Kivi Elementary School in Helsinki, which was once, in the late 1930s, the most modern elementary school in the Nordic countries. The school was held in two shifts from 8 am to 8 pm in the child-filled Kallio area, with 2,300 students and 75 teachers. The most fun hour here is recess, and many children certainly ate their best meal at school. But they only got a refreshing shower when the teacher dispensed it.

Early sexploitation short

Four nude women perform a dance routine.

This film from the series ‘The Roads of Adolf Hitler’ documents the construction of the Reichsautobahn Berlin-Munich near Hirschberg, highlighting the efforts of 400 workers, the use of advanced construction techniques, and the camaraderie among the diverse workforce, culminating in the completion of a significant bridge structure.

A report on the concrete pavement to be constructed for the Reichsautobahn.

Wedding in Pirot, 1937. Najdan Mladenovic from Pirot and Desanka Cicanovic from Leskovac got married in Pirot on 21st November 1937. Groom was the son of a distinguished merchant, founder and constructor of the factory Tigar and hydroelectric power plant Temac, Dimitrije Mladenovic – Mita Gaga. Bride and groom leave for the wedding, general merriment and folk dancing after the wedding, breaking of bread for happiness of bride and groom, leaving for lunch, bride and groom with their families and cousins.

Grey Owl's winter film was shot in March, 1937, near Doucet in the Abitibi area of Quebec, where Grey Owl spent winters trapping in the 1920s.

Second production of the Studio “Pixilated Pictures”.

First production of the Studio “Pixilated Pictures”.

The passage of a typical meteorological disturbance across the British Isles is explained by means of animated diagrams and rapid motion film of cloud formation.

Maria Bonita is a girl who, because of her beauty, draws the attention of many suitors. Although João Canoeiro likes Maria Bonita, the girl falls in love with Luiz.

A reclusive magician grants a wish to a beautiful young woman. The film is thought to be long lost.

First full-length sound film made by the Acevedo Brothers, it shows the birth and childhood of Enrique Olaya Herrera, born and baptized in Guateque. It also presents the gestation and launching of the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Santos for the years 1938 to 1942. Finally there are all the ceremonies and tributes carried out since the corpse of Enrique Olaya Herrera touches Colombian soil in Buenaventura until his burial in the cemetery of Bogota. (Newspaper "El Tiempo" - Bogotá, May 29, 1937)

Criminals! Bombardments on Barcelona (1937) reports on the naval bombardment suffered by the city of Barcelona.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pearson tell their friend, the Major, that they are planning an expedition to Africa. They tell the Major that they are going to try and photograph many African rarities, including scarce animals and strange native tribes. After packing, the Pearsons travel by boat to England, where they board an Imperial Airways plane to Nairobi, in the British colony of Kenya. In Nairobi, they assemble their expedition force and head into the wild game country of the Serenageti Plains in the Tanganyika Territory. Once in the game country, the Pearsons find and shoot many different types of wild game, including lions, zebras, antelopes and cheetahs.

Tuggener had already photographed the airshow in Dübendorf in 1934, and in 1937 made his first film at the event. Children gazing in amazement, airplanes in formation and time for a chat: the airshow was also a social occasion.

Report produced by the Propaganda Section of the Government of Euzkadi, showing the funeral honors for the former commander of chaplains of the Basque Army, with José Antonio Aguirre at the head of the mourners. The film sought to undermine the justification of the Civil War as a crusade by the rebel generals and Spanish bishops.

Silent black-and-white footage of San Francisco, including the Ferry Building clock tower and ferryboats.

"Nomenclature: Demonstration of the two main earth movements and their consequences."

Impressions of the various activities on the Rotterdam Maas Bridge.

A record of the trip of the President of the Czechoslovak Republic Edvard Beneš to Slovakia. The footage maps the journey from Bratislava to central Slovakia, to the towns of Trenčianske Teplice and Mošovce.

A documentary showing the damage caused by German and Italian bombs in Barcelona on February 13, 1937.

The new Frigidaires for 1937 are coming!

The life of some circus people and how their lives are affected by melodramatic situations.

Two brothers, a libertine and a military man, who follow different paths.

Encyclopedia Britannica Films teaches us about the animals on Farmer Brown's farm.

1937 Nu-Atlas short produced by Milton Schwarzwald with musical direction by Joseph Gershenson. Featuring J. Harold Murray who starred in RIO RITA on Broadway.

Ferde Grofe and His Radio Orchestra perform Grofe's "Yankee Doodle Rhapsody", an arrangement of popular American melodies.

Farmer Al Falfa's House Caravan is filled with marvelous, futuristic push button devices. One morning a crazy Indian gets in and locks Al out, but all the gadgets go haywire and run him off.

A documentary tracing the history of the League of Nations from its birth to its successes.

A Columbia Scrappy cartoon released March 26, 1937.

In 1937 the Nazi leadership opened a major exhibition in Berlin entitled Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit’’ (Give me four years time). This title was derived from a famous Hitler request, “give me four years time and you will not recognize Germany” and the exhibition was intended to show Germans the many successes of the first Nazi Four Year Plan.

Short film detailing the workings of the rear-axle differential and how this new system makes driving smoother and more comfortable.

Classic educational film on the workings of the circulatory system from ERPI Classroom Films Inc..

A comedy about a family from Brussels and one from Marseille meet at the World Exposition of 1937 in Paris. A bunch of gangsters try to rob them.

A wealthy man from the provinces dies, leaving a will. He bequeaths his fortune to Pepe, a nephew from Lima who lives a very comfortable life. But the will contains a condition: Pepe must marry a cousin of his, living in Huancayo, whom he doesn't know. Pepe, a staunch Limean, imagines his cousin is a mountain girl, "with a face as round as the moon." Since the inheritance consists of a hacienda valued at over a million soles, accepting the legacy means residing in Huancayo, which Pepe is also unwilling to do. He decides to renounce the inheritance.

A look at luck charms through ages, with cartoons by Noble and explanation of original Buddhist meaning of swastikas.